11:50 Doncaster

Saturday 29 December 2018

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MansionBet Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 11:51 | Winning time: 3m 56.8s

Santiago de Cuba¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P McLernon| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 120| D

25/1

Promise in bumpers for Joseph O'Brien, but not able to match that form over hurdles. Starts out for a new stable so a check in the betting is advised.

Form: 25-3250

Minellaforleisure²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Fergus Gregory⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Hales| OR: 120| D

12/1

Fair efforts on last two starts at Wincanton and Huntingdon and is 1lb lower. Has not won for some time and others appeal more.

Form: 75-8937

Flash The Steel^t1²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 120

6/1

Bumper winner who has shown fair form in a couple of starts over hurdles. Runs in a handicap for the first time and is fitted with a tongue tie. Interesting contender for good stable.

Form: 231-324

Monsieur Co^p,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Danny McMenamin⁽⁷⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 119| D

16/1

Scored over fences at Musselburgh last time and runs in this off a 5lb higher mark. In good heart and has each-way claims.

Form: 345-531

Remember The Days¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Joe Colliver| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 118| CD

11/1

Off the mark on third start over timber when scoring over C&D recently. Up 8lb, but has scope for improvement and looks a player.

Form: 421

Speed Company⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: T J O'Brien| T: Ian Williams| OR: 118| C

5/1

Handicap debut when fair third of nine at Haydock. Competes off the same mark and this sounder surface could help to produce improvement.

Form: 46-23

Ey Up Rocky⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.⁽⁵⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 113

3/1

Fourth start over timber when chasing home a well-regarded sort at Kempton. First run in a handicap and is one to note in the betting.

Form: 1FP4-2

Dexcite⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 112| BF| D

8/1

In the process of running a big race when falling two out at Warwick. Up 1lb and has to enter calculations if all is well after that mishap.

Form: 6/49-P5F

American Craftsman⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr Jason Dixon⁽⁷⁾| T: Henry Oliver| OR: 110

10/1

Back to form when a good fourth of 11 at Hereford last month. Each-way shout off the same handicap mark.

Form: 348-754

Teaser^p,t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-9| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 116

16/1

Only second run for this stable and over hurdles when scoring at Warwick. Opening handicap mark looks fair and stable's representatives have been running well.

Form: 21

Green Zone⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Ross Turner⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 103

16/1

Seventh win over hurdles when scoring at Newcastle a week ago. Tougher task off 6lb higher, but not ruled out.

Form: 328541

Old Salt^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Alain Cawley| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 102| D

16/1

Series of modest efforts have seen his handicap mark tumble. Hard to fancy until showing more.

Form: 555005

Forecasts

Ey Up Rocky (3/1), Speed Company (5/1), Flash The Steel (6/1), Dexcite (8/1), American Craftsman (10/1), Remember The Days (11/1), Minellaforleisure (12/1), Monsieur Co (16/1), Teaser (16/1), Old Salt (16/1), Green Zone (16/1), Santiago de Cuba (25/1)

Ey Up Rocky looks the best of his stable's two runners and Green Zone has to enter calculations after his victory a week ago. However, the short list is headed by Flash The Steel, Remember The Days and SPEED COMPANY with narrow preference for the latter on ground which could see him improve on his Haydock third. Others with claims include Dexcite and Teaser.